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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1913
Page
2
A miscellany of humorous quips and social commentary from Silver Lake Indiana, touching on fashion, romance, taxes, travel, weather, and current figures. It mentions women wearing trousers, Duke Ludwig, a $100,000 inheritance, summer reading, and jokes about etiquette and theater.
An honest porter in New York returned a found sum to its owner only to learn the $50 check given as reward was worthless. The incident underscores the proverb that virtue is its own reward.
The article notes a newly arrived immigrant woman in New York who believes she can marry as many men as she pleases, arguing that America’s freedom supports such choices, in contrast with native American women.
A news blurb notes the inventor of the beer bottle cork left $1,000,000 to heirs but questions rise whether the inventor or the corkscrew left even more. The story hints at larger fortunes tied to the cork industry and related patents.
A fashion note suggests the pan taloon gown will follow the slit skirt as the next refined garment. The line hints at evolving styles in the AG era with emphasis on modesty and tailoring.
An exploration of sea bathing customs and curiosities from New York to Paris, London to Brighton. The piece recounts historic and modern seaside rituals, fashioning a playful panorama of bathing amid cultures and eras, noting crowds, machines, and public nudity taboos.
Nicholas Doyle a sheep herder for Sam Ross near Boise awoke to a coyote attacking him in his tent at Jenkins Creek. He knocked the animal away then rode to Boise for medical treatment as fear and pain linger from the bite above his eye.
Paris officials discuss a proposal to convert Place Vendome into a giant sun dial with Napoleon’s column as the center. Promoter Jules Vacquier suggests surrounding the column with a circular inlaid wooden roadway marked by large figures to create an immense natural clock. The municipal council may act soon.
Savannah reports Captain S N Harris a former police officer who witnessed Miss Mary Moore struck and killed by an automobile has developed hysterical laryngitis losing his voice. Physicians say the condition is not serious and will likely pass as he recalls the scene in which he helped rescue the young woman’s body. He says nothing as horrible as the incident in his career.
Paris report details a car carrying Mme. Duncan and her governess plunging into the Seine. All occupants perished, and the chauffeur, described as crazed, was found wandering along the riverbank.
The lesson notes Moses and Aaron confronting Pharaoh with the Lord’s command to let Israel go. It stresses Pharaoh’s pride, God’s threatenings, and the need to speak God’s word faithfully, plus the testing of Israel as straw must be obtained locally. It reflects on suffering and divine deliverance in the Moses narrative.
Practical fashions describe a dressy effect with a blouse featuring a vest and ornamental collar and a skirt yoke creating a coat look. Suitable for linen, poplin, ratine, and similar fabrics. pattern 6266 available in sizes 34 to 42 with 4% yards of 36 inch material for medium size. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name, address, size, and pattern number.
The item describes a fashion pattern featuring a late waist fullness, possible gathering or tucking, and a contrasting panel at the foot. Suitable fabrics include tailor mixtures and silks, with pattern 6249 offered in sizes 22 to 30 inches waist. medium size requires 3% wards of 44 and costs 10 cents.
The Isthmian canal commission has just made its first large mule import since 1909 with a bid of 211 dollars per animal delivered at the New Orleans dock. Earlier purchases include January 1909 eight or more dozen mules at 157 dollars fifty cents, February 1909 fifty mules at 169 dollars fifty cents, and September 1909 fifty mules at 198 dollars 56 cents.
A Thackeray line reflects on perception shaping reality urging that weary hearts miss sun and selfish minds doubt friendship. The quotation contrasts inner vision with outward warmth to critique attitudes affecting relationships.
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